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Iraq
Reports say the Iranian IRGC elements are transferring military equipment and vehicles to the Iraqi southern borders
2020-09-26
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Posted by:Fred

#2  Perhaps a front to protect the motherland from Saudi retaliation?
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-09-26 19:01  

#1  IIRC, southern Iraq has a lot of Shia and the concern after the Gulf War was that Iran would gobble it up if there wasn't a strong Iraqi presence to offset their ambitions.
Posted by: Mercutio   2020-09-26 08:06  

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